Language Circuits Flashcards
1
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Arcuate Fasciculus
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Band of fibers connecting Broca’s and Wernicke’s
2
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Right Side Equivalents of B/W’s
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Control prosody - rhythm, inflection, emotion
3
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Wada Test
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Presurgical test to verify which side language is on. Inject sodium amytal (short acting anesthetic) into one carotid artery, it’ll shut down that side of brain quickly
4
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FOXP2
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Gene that was though to be language gene, really just TF that activates language centers and a ton of shit
5
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Left vs. Right Brain
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Left more concerned w/ details, names, self, and literal meaning, while right moreso w/ general ideas/concepts, spatial stuff, and emotions
